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my father visited for memorial day, and made me watch several home videos. one was a christmas video and i saw me at about age 12. there wasn't a minute in the thing with me not weasing or coughing. fastforwad to me at 15 playing sports with my friends. :eek: the main change was an hour of daily trombone:thu:

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I had asthma real bad when I was in elementary and junior-high. Missed a lot of school ... a lot.

 

Parents took me to a respiratory specialist doctor. He advised them / me to take up a wind-instrument to strengthen my lungs.

 

I did. I'm a trumpet / cornet / fluegelhorn / trombone / French horn player.

 

Only get asthma very seldom (usually, due to environmental conditions).

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Guys, :poke: before you start recommending brass-playing as a cure for asthma, maybe you should check with a few doctors. I've heard that there some cases that wind-playing will help and other cases that will simply be aggravated by the exertion. I say this with no authority, mind you, this is just an anecdotal exchange. But OTOH, if brass-playing isn't a universal cure for asthma, I know I wouldn't want someone's getting worse to be on my conscience.

 

In the spirit of FWIW,

 

Dan

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Robt: I did. I'm a trumpet / cornet / fluegelhorn / trombone / French horn player.


What, no tuba?
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No. I have trouble with music written in the bass clef. Not too much of a problem with Trombone, as the slide is moved to "positions". All other brass has three (sometimes four) valves, either rotary, or perinet (piston). I get confused with fast passages (in the bass-clef) ... trying to remember the fingerings; slip-up, and think I'm in the treble-clef.

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No. I have trouble with music written in the bass clef. Not too much of a problem with Trombone, as the slide is moved to "positions". All other brass has three (sometimes four) valves, either rotary, or perinet (piston). I get confused with fast passages (in the bass-clef) ... trying to remember the fingerings; slip-up, and think I'm in the treble-clef.

 

 

If bass clef is the only problem then you should join a British Brass Band, everybody reads treble clef:thu:. Just got back from a week long session with the Colorado Brass Band on my Eb tuba and had a blast as usual.

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If bass clef is the only problem then you should join a British Brass Band, everybody reads treble clef:thu:.

 

 

Huh, didn't know that. I am better on the treble clef rather than the bass clef, but I don't struggle with either. Consider learning piano:idea:

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Guys, :poke: before you start recommending brass-playing as a cure for asthma, maybe you should check with a few doctors. I've heard that there some cases that wind-playing will help and other cases that will simply be aggravated by the exertion. I say this with no authority, mind you, this is just an anecdotal exchange. But OTOH, if brass-playing isn't a universal cure for asthma, I know I wouldn't want someone's getting worse to be on my conscience.


In the spirit of FWIW,


Dan

 

 

Don't take anything on this forum too seriously.

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Don't take anything on this forum too seriously.

 

 

Oh, I don't know that I do, Mr. Basser, sir. But I hate to think that I passed on information that could potentially make someone else's medical condition more serious.

 

Thanks for the advice, however. Much appreciated.

 

Happy Fourth of Julie.

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